Part of the Vietnam War (1968)
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14°17′17″N 109°03′04″E / 14.288°N 109.051°E / 14.288; 109.051
| Battle of An Bao | |||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 United States |
 North Vietnam | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Lt. Col. Cheney L. Bertholf Jr. USA | Colonel Lư Giang [vi] | ||||
| Units involved | |||||
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1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized) 1st Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment |
97th Battalion, 2nd Regiment 7th and 9th Battalions, 22nd Regiment | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 18 killed |
US body count: 117 killed 70 weapons recovered | ||||
The Battle of An Bao took place from 5 to 6 May 1968 in Bình Định province during the Vietnam War when elements of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 3rd Division ambushed a unit of the 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized).